Sentences with phrase «focus on student achievement so»

If a group of parents goes to the principal and says they want to focus on student achievement so the school can make adequate yearly progress, she says, their offer of help is likely to be accepted.

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Despite the need to keep the focus on academic achievement, the Teacher Advancement Program acknowledges that research has identified pedagogical methods that help students learn, so it includes evaluation of classroom skills as part of its teacher compensation system.

In their avid focus on performance metrics and achievement gaps, contemporary reformers can sometimes seem unbothered that so many students find school so mind - numbing.

This removes, albeit imperfectly, the effects of family background on student achievement, so that we can focus solely on what the schools add to student perform - ance.

However, the focus on student achievement may obscure a more important point also evident in the research: Board - certified teachers have the proven ability to instill critical thinking skills and the habits of mind that are so important for students» success in college and beyond.

The skills being assessed at Grade 8 on the TIMSS might not be secured until the American student completes Grade 9 or 10, so the TIMSS Grade 8 snapshot of achievement could be a little out of focus.

We therefore use a variety of fixed effects approaches to estimate the link between student achievement and these three forms of being to new one's job assignment — new to teaching, new to school, or new to position within the same school — with a particular focus on the latter given that so many teachers experience within - school reassignments and we know so little about how students are affected by it.

Other employees need to learn how to work effectively as a team with the goal of protecting the principal's time so the principal can focus on improving student achievement.

At the Paul Cuffee Upper School (9 - 12), we focus on high academic achievement and social - emotional development so that students have the skills they need to excel.

Often, teachers are so focused on ensuring that students pass achievement tests that they have little or no time to address students» social and emotional needs.

With so many issues demanding its attention, a school board can find it difficult to keep its focus on raising student achievement.

Are education policymakers so focused on the poorest - performing students in the name of closing the achievement gap that the highest - performing students suffer?

One is that programs without an academic component can nevertheless demonstrate increases in student achievement, whereas many programs focused on achievement fail to do so.

Given the experience to date with an overwhelming focus on student achievement scores as a basis for high - stakes decisions, policymakers would do well to pause and carefully examine the issues that make teacher assessment so complex before implementing an assessment plan.

Can't we just assume that everybody in the room cares about kids, so that we can focus on the specific adult actions that lead to improved student achievement and well - being?

The teachers are saying if you really want to hold us accountable and we really want to focus on student achievement then let's develop a system so we know where we heading and what I'm going to be held accountable for.

We will, however, never close the achievement gaps that many are so committed to closing if we focus only on bringing the bottom students up.

It's great to see that so now we can start to move past attendance and focus on improving student achievement.»

The researchers in this study maintain that, ``... programs without an academic component can nevertheless demonstrate increases in student achievement, whereas many programs focused on achievement fail to do so» (David 85).